Conjuctions and Mutual Occultations of Planets

A look at these very rare events - observed and unobserved. Exploration of the frequency of events and why so many were not observed and recorded in history records. A brief look forward as what will occur in the future.

• The February 23, 1998 Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter (A close pass)
• Mutual Occultation of Planets(Main Page) - Do they occur and have they been seen?
• Bevis' Historic Observation of the 1737 Occulation of Mercury by Venus
• Gervase of Canterbury's Account of a 1170 Conjunction (Jupiter and Mars)
• The 2 BC Conjuction/Occultation of Venus and Jupiter
• The Last Mutual Occultation in 1818 (Venus and Jupiter) Why wasn't it observed?